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Hispasat 136W-1

Spanish geostationary communications satellite. Hispasat 136W-1 was launched on September 18, 2002 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 1, 2016).

COSPAR 2002-044ANORAD 27528Spain

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hispasat 1D
Common name
Hispasat 136W-1
International designator
2002-044A
NORAD catalog number
27528
GCAT identifier
S27528
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/531

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Hispasat
Owner
Hispasat
Country
Spain
Builder
Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Platform (bus)
Spacebus 3000B2

Launch

Date
September 18, 2002 · 22:04 UTC
Launch record
2002-044Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,799 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
Renamed
Status date
March 1, 2016
Last known active
Jun 4, 2022
End of operations
Jun 8, 2022

Size

Mass
3,250 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
4.2 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
29.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1511359 (CC0).